大学英语三级考试 (2)

四川省大学英语三级考试（SCET 3）试题题型

（一） 听力理解(15%) （Part I: listening Comprehension）
这一部分包括三节：
Ａ节为日常生活和交际场合中的一般对话，有１０题，每题含一组对话，对话后有一个问
句。
Ｂ节有两个理解题，总词量为150左右，体裁为学生所熟悉的讲话、叙述和解说等。以上
两节 采用多项选择，读两遍。
C节为听写填空，每个空格要求填入一到两个单词或短语。全文朗读三遍，第 一遍没有停
顿，第二遍在有空格的句子后面有停顿，第三遍同第一遍一样没有停顿，供考生进行核对。< br>A、B、C三节的语速为每分钟约130个词左右．对话部分为日常生活中的一般对话，句子结
构 和内容不太复杂。
知识点：人物关系、谈话的时间或地点、谈话人的态度、天气、数字、时间、等。
（二） 词语用法和语法结构 (20%)( Part II: Vocabulary and Structure):
共20题，考试时间15分钟。题目中40%为词和短语的用法，即8题，6 0%为语法结构，
即12题。要求考生从每题四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。词语用法和语法结构部分 的目的
是测试学生运用词汇，短语及语法结构的能力。考试范围包括教学大纲词汇表及语法结构表
一级至三级的全部内容。
知识点：形近词、近义词或反义词、虚拟语气、倒装结构、分词用法、独立 主格结构、动
词不定式、IT作形式主语、强调句型、等。
（三） 阅读理解(40%) (Part III: Reading Comprehension):
共２０题，考试时间35 分钟。要求考生阅读四篇短文，总阅读量１2００词。每篇短文后
有五个问题。考生应根据文章内容从每 题四个选择项中选出一个答案。
选材的原则是：
1.题材广泛，可以包括人物传记、社会、 文化、日常知识、科普常识等，但是所涉及的背景
知识应能为学生所理解。
2.体裁多样，可以包括叙述文、说明文、议论文等；
3.文章的语言难度中等，允许3%的生词，影响理解的关键词用汉语注释。
知识点：阅读理解部分主要测试下述能力：
1.掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；
2.了解说明主旨和大意的事实和细节；
3.既理解字面的意思，也能根据所读材料进行一定的判断和推论；

4.既理 解个别句子的意义，也理解上下文的逻辑关系。阅读理解部分的目的是测试学生通
过阅读获取信息的能力 ，既要求准确，也要求有一定的难度。
（四） 英译汉(10%)（Part IV:Translation from English into Chinese）
本部分的 主旨为考核考生根据上下文确切理解英语书面材料的阅读能力及将其通顺地译
成汉语的书面表达能力。
共5题，全体选自第三个部分阅读理解的四篇文章，每篇选1至2句组成一题，每题20
词左右 ，5题的总词量不超过80个。考试时间15分钟。翻译的内容不存在背景知识带来的
困难。
知识点：要求从5个汉语翻译中选出一个最好的！要求翻译的语境不能脱离阅读理解文章
的上下文意思
(五) 写作(15%) (Part V: Writing):
共1题，考试时 间30分钟。要求考生写出一篇100个词左右的短文。要求能够正确表达
思想，意义连贯，无重大语法 错误。短文写作部分的目的是测试学生运用英语书面表达思想
的初步能力。
2007年6月四川省大学英语三级考试(cet3)真题
13. Mr. Jones accepted our suggestion and tried every means to ____ himself to his new
conditions
A)suit B)adapt C)adopt D)regulate
14. The ____ of having one’s marriage arranged by patients has disappeared in many parts of the
world but continues in some Asian and African countries
A)content B)custom C)current D) context
15. Computers of this type make the home an ______ place to work in many cases.
A) efficient B)effective C)affected D)affective
16. Although it was very difficult for him to finish the task, he was ___ to ask for help.
A) reluctant B)impossible C)impatient D)reliable
17. Cindy’s parents give her everything she asks for, and as a result, she’s very much_____.
A) injured B)harmed C)spoilt D)hurt
18. The old-fashioned chair in the living room has been____ in the family. It was my grandmother’s
originally.
A)hand over B)handed out C)handed in D)hand down
19. He told us to use our dictionaries to _____any word we didn’t understand.
A)look for B)look out C)look up D)look at

20. Young children may run around and make a lot of noise. Actually they are acting ___ for their
age.
A)doubtfully B)appropriately C)conveniently D)elementarily
21. The fierce competition in this trade gets ____of this enterprise’s development.
A)by the way B)in a way C)in the way D)on the way
22. We have ____ to the government for a home improvement loan.
A)appointed B)approached C)arranged D)applied
23. The Americans and British not only speak the same language but also ___a large number of
social customs.
A)appreciate B)join C)share D)associate
25. It was because the applicant was too self-confident ___he failed in the interview.
A)that B)therefore C)so D)benefited
26. Liu Xiang was awarded a gold medal in the world championships. He ____ a lot of hard training.
A)should have experienced
B)must have experienced
C)should experience
D)must experience
27. A good writer is _____ who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way.
A)that B)it C)this D)one
28. If the whole operation _____beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.
A)was not planned
B)had not been planned
C)were not planned
D)has not been planned
29. We think ____impossible for them to finish their assignment in such a short time.
A)it B) what C)this D)that
30. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, _____to arrive on the evening flight.
A)is B)are going C)are D)will be
31. No sooner______ home than he was asked to start on another journey.
A)Jack arrived B) Jack had arrived C) would jack arrive D)had jack arrived
32. ___ another chance, I will certainly pass the driving test.
A)Give B)Giving C)To give D)Given

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)(35 minutes)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or
unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B),C) and D). You
should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 33 to 37 are based on the following passage.
When you have completed your college education, you will look for a job suited to your training,
interests, and ambitions(志向). In most cases, you will visit a likely employer’s office and complete
an application form for the position in which you are interested. The employer may then make a
decision regarding your ability on the basis of the application form and a personal interview.
Throughout your lifetime, however, you may find yourself in other job- seeking situations in an
attempt to improve your position. As you gain experience, you are likely to become ambitious for
better and better jobs. These better jobs often request written letters of application and summaries of
your background and experience. Your writing skills may an important part in obtaining the job you
desire.
In any job-seeking situation, there are a number of ways you may use your writing skills: to
complete an application form, prepare a resume, write an application letter, or write employment
follow-up letters. As an ambitious job-seeker, therefore , you should be able to prepare all the
written material that will help you obtain the job you want.
33. According to the passage, in seeking a job ,the students_____.
A)will follow their interests and ambition
B)like to visit every employer’s office
C)can make an arrangement for an interview
D)will surely get a chance to improve position
34. If you want to improve your position and find a good job, it is important to_____.
A)understand the application form of the company
B)improve your writing skills
C)make a decision on the basis of your own desire
D)get a job related to your education
35. To find a job, it is not necessary to supply_____.
A) a letter of application
B) a letter for an interview

C) an application form
D) a resume
36. Your application for a job should mainly inform the employer of your______.
A) present position and income
B) ability in letter writing
C) background and experience
D) decision to apply for the job
37. What may be the best title for this passage?
A) How to Complete a Job Application Form
B) An Introduction to Job-seeking Situations
C) An Attempt to Find Better Jobs
D) Writing Skills Help Job-seeking
Questions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage.
A credit card can be useful. You could take it into a store and buy a television set or new
furniture or clothing or anything you wanted. All you would have to do is to sign your name and
take what you wanted out of the store without paying cash.
But there is a problem with the cards---they can be financial poison. These cards are just like the
poisons we use on insects. If we use them carefully, they can be helpful; but if we use them too
much, they can kill us. These cards can kill us financially just as real poison can kill our body.
For any money that the user does not pay each month, the credit card company changes a
percentage of that amount in interest. The insect is added every month, so a bill that is not paid gets
bigger and bigger.
Over 10 percent of the families in the United States are “overextended”. That is, they have more
debt on their credit cards than they can pay.
Credit cards can be used for almost anything that money can buy. And they can even be used to
pay for funerals. For some credit card users, a funeral may be the only solution to the debt problems
they have caused for themselves by using credit cards.
38. A credit card is so useful in daily life that if you have one _______.
A) you can borrow money with no interest
B) you don’t have to pay anything you want.
C) you don’t have to bring cash with you
D) you can take anything free of charge
39. What is the result of using the credit card too much?

A) Causing financial problems to cards users
B) Leading to the death of credit card users.
C) Increasing the rate of interest of the bills.
D) Killing card users like real poison.
40. Which of the statement is true according the passage?
A) Card users have to pay interest for the money that is not paid in time
B) Interest will be charged for any money paid with a credit card.
C) Ten percent of the money used by card users is charged as the interest.
D) Card users will pay lower interest if they return the money in time.
41. If people are “overextended”(in Paragraph 4) with their credit, it means ______.
A) they can no longer use credit cards for anything
B) they have to pay off debts with their money on their cards
C) they have used more money than they can pay off
D) they will be overcharged ten percent of interest
42. What does the author mean by saying “a funeral may be the only solution to the debt
problems…by using credit cards”?
A) Some credit card users even use credit cards to pay for their funerals.
B) Using credit cards to pay for funerals may solve debt problem.
C) No interest will be charged for the money paid for funerals.
D) Some credit card users owe too much debt to pay off in their lifetimeQuestions 43 to 47 are
based on the following passage.
As a kid, Kacey Long would dream of becoming a professional woman. While studying human
resources management successfully at university. Long decide to change her look. So, at 19,she
decided to get her breasts enlarged, “I was all about doing anything I could to improve myself,” she
says.
With that decision, Long joined thousands of young patients who are surgically altering their
appearance each year. Teenagers even younger than Long are having breasts enlarged, noses and
ears reshaped and skin changed.
In 2003, almost 336,000 American teens 18 or younger had some kind of cosmetic (美容)
surgery or procedure, a 50% increase over 2002.
Patient-safety advisers believe that many of the teens having surgery are unnecessarily putting
themselves at risk of injury or even death. Teens are at the greatest risk of making a decision they
will regret as Long did. Long had her breasts enlarged to size D, felt sick and weak within months

after the $$4,500-cost plastic surgery, and had her breast fillings removed two years later. She is still
suffering from the long, painful recoveries. “I wish I had never done it,” says Long. She is just one
of those thousands who are actually risking their future beauty by going under the knife when they
are still growing.
43. Which of the following is true about Kacey Long?
A) She had a successful breast surgery
B) She had a regretful breast surgery
C) She studied cosmetic surgery at university.
D) She had become a professional woman.
44. When Long decided to have her breasts enlarged, she_________.
A) knew what risking she was taking
B) was actually risking her future beauty
C) had tried several times to change her look
D) knew all about the effect of breast surgery
45. The number of the American teens having cosmetic surgery_______.
A) had an increasing of 224,000 in the year 2003
B) was about 224,000 in 2002 but doubled in 2003
C) amounted to approximately 224,000 in 2002
D) amounted to approximately 168.000 in 2002
46. When Long says “I wish I had never done it,” she expresses her _______.
A) regretfulness for her decision to have the breast surgery
B) regretfulness for having paid $$4,500 for the surgery
C) satisfaction with the removal of the breast fillings
D) satisfaction with her good shape after the surgery
47. The author of the passage uses Long’s case to _________.
A) stop the American teenagers from having painful surgery
B) call our attention to the American teenagers’ health
C) express sympathy towards the American teenagers
D) inform the teenagers of the danger of the cosmetic surgery
Questions 48 to 52 are based on the following passage.
Scientists in the United States have developed a computer program that say could provide an
early warming of major earthquakes. The new system is designed to give a warming seconds before
an earthquake strikes.

That may not sound like very long. However, it could give people time to get under a table. The
flow of electric power or gas could be cut, air traffic controllers could warn away pilots. Even
so-called “smart buildings” could be designed to get ready.
Richard Allen of the University of Wisconsin and Hiroo Kananmori of the California Institute
of Technology developed the program. They call it the Earthquake Alarm System. A report
published in Science magazine describes it.
The system uses a mathematical program to measure information collected by instruments placed
across the Los Angeles area. Southern California already has more than 150 stations that measure
movements within the ground. The information they collect is sent to a high-speed computer.
The new system is designed to estimate the strength of the earthquake once the shaking starts.
Areas directly above the center of the earthquake would have the least warning. Distant places
might have as long as forty seconds.
Professor Allen notes that an early warning system for earthquakes would require a major
campaign of public education. Then, another problem is the possibility of false alarms.
48. When an earthquake strikes, the new alarm system would give people enough time to______.
A) find shelter in “smart buildings”
B) tell pilots to land the airplanes
C) know the strength of the earthquake
D) turn off gas and electricity
“earthquake Alarm System” described in the passage has been developed by _______.
A) Richard Allen and his teacher Hiroo Kananmori
B) Hiroo Kananmori and his assistant Richard Allen
C) two scientists from the United States and Japan
D) two scientists from two universities in the US
50. The new alarming program_________.
A) is widely used in Winsconsin and California
B) is still in process of development
C) is especially useful for areas directly above center of the earthquake
D) gives warming at least forty seconds before the earthquake starts.
51. The new alarm system may be described as _________.
A) a program that analyzes data across the United States
B) a network of instruments placed across the United States
C) a program to collect information from 150 different stations

D) a very powerful computer that can do mathematical problems.
52. The writer of this passage has most probably used information from_________.
A) a meeting held at the California Institute of Technology
B) an interview with Professor Richard Allen
C) a report published in the Science magazine
D) an announcement made by a group of scientists.
Part IV ranslation from English into Chinese (10%)(15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are five items, and four of them are taken from the reading
passages you have just read. Below each, there are five Chinese sentences translated, which are
marked A), B), C), D), and E). Each letter stands for a score varying from 0 to 2. You should
decide which is the best translation, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
T1.（Line1-2,paragraph2,passage1）
Throughout your lifetime, however, you may find yourself in other job-seeking situations in an
attempt to improve your position.
A) 然而，在你一生中，你往往为了升职而另寻工作，以改善自己的工作环境。
B) 然而，在你的一生中，你往往会多次另某职业，以图改善自己的状况。
C) 然而，在你的一生中，你可能发现自己为了提高职位而改变自己的工作环境。
D) 然而，你在一生中总有一次会为了找到满意的工作环境而奔波于职场。
E) 然而，在你的一生中，你往往会另某职位，以改善目前的工作环境。
T2.(Line 1-2,paragraph 3, Passaage2)
For any money that the user does not pay each month, the credit card company changes a
percentage of that amount in interest.
A)如果该用户拒绝每月按期还钱，信用卡公司将按百分之一的比例收取费。
B)如果用户未能当月偿还支付的钱款，信用卡公司要按一定的百分比收取利息。
C)如果该用户每月都不付钱给信用卡公司，公司将会加收百分之百的惩罚费用。
D)因为该用户每月都不偿还那笔钱，信用卡公司将按金额加收百分之一的利息。
E)对用户未能在当月偿还的那笔钱，信用卡公司均按一定的比例收取利息。
T3. (Line 5-7,paragraph 4, Passaage3)
She is just one of those thousands who are actually risking their future beauty by going under
the knife when they are still growing.
A) 她是一个饱受美容之苦的青少年，实际上是拿美丽的未来冒险，这些人的数目还在增加
B) 众多的青少年未发育完全就开刀美容，实际上是拿自己未来的容貌冒险，她仅仅是其中之
一

C) 她是一个未发育完全就饱受美容刀之苦的青少年，实际上是拿自己的未来冒险，美丽却不
在了
D) 她仅仅是数千个青少年中的一个，未发育完全就受美容刀之苦，实际上是拿自己未来的容
貌冒险
E) 她仅仅是众多青少年中的一个，未发育完全就开刀美容，实际上是拿自己未来的容貌冒险
T4. (Line 1-2,paragraph 6, Passaage4)
An early warning system for earthquakes would require a major campaign of public education.
Then, another problem is the possibility of false alarms.
A)早期开发的地震预警系统要在公立学校开设课程进行教育，另外要解决未能预报的问题。
B)早期开发的的地震预警系统需要在公立学校开展教育，另外还要解决未能预报的问题
C)地震预警系统需要开展一场大规模的知识普及运动，再就是要解决未能及时预报的问题
D)地震预警系统需要开展一场大规模的知识普及运动，再就是要解决可能误报的问题
E)早期开发的地震预警系统需要大规模的知识普及运动，还有解决未能及时预报的问题
T5.
In the modern world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields depends on
getting the latest.
A)现代世界，信息畅通非常重要。能否在许多领域获得成功都取决于能否得到最新信息
B)现代世界，消息畅通非常重要。能否取得最新消息是许多领域能否成功的关键
C)现代世界，信息畅通非常重要。在许多领域获得成功最终依赖于信息。
D)当今社会，保持消息灵通非常重要。能否在
E)现代世界，消息传递非常重要。能否在许多
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